Member Since: 10 Mar 2020
Location: Kent
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Expedition / Camping D4
Hi All
I collected my 2010 Discovery 4HSE today and I am absolutely over the moon, firstly with the car itself and secondly the goodies waiting for me when I returned home.
Firstly the car is HSE with a few factory extras including locking diff, Tow package (missing the towbar however haha) and 360 deg cameras which seem a bit of a gimmick at the moment. It has had a "sports exhaust" with quad pipes fitted which I am planning to remove and replace with a standard rear box.
Plan is to modify it for light off roading, greenlanes etc and to do some trips away with my sons.
Any way here are a few pics.
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13th Mar 2020 7:55 pm
Dan_W
Member Since: 10 Mar 2020
Location: Kent
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And here are the goodies waiting for me when I got home
ProSpeed Roof rack & ladder
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Terrafirma Snorkle
Rear Light guards
I have the prospeed lift rods on back order and now need to find a good set of AT tyres and decide if i want to go the route of fitting a roof tent or stick with towing my tear drop trailer.
Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
more Helsport tents and other things for camping Law of Mechanical Repair:
"After your hands are coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee!"
13th Mar 2020 8:32 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
Location: 'Sunny' Zomerset
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Looking forward to see more pics with everything fitted Iggy/Ieuan
Current LR =
2015 RR Sport Autobiography
&
1992 Land Rover Defender Camper
- Gone but not forgotten:
MY10 D4 GS
MY05 Disco 3 'S'
MY14 FL2 HSE manual in Blue
MY15 Disco 4 HSE Lux in Santorini Black
MY08 Disco 3 SE manual in Buck Blue
1960 Series 2 88" (No idea why I sold it!)
13th Mar 2020 9:11 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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..... and unfitted, like the bling tailpipes. ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
14th Mar 2020 12:02 am
Dan_W
Member Since: 10 Mar 2020
Location: Kent
Posts: 52
Thanks Guys
Exactly Ronp what would possess someone to fit them, I have no idea.
14th Mar 2020 6:36 am
ronp
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Your project now has my interest. ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
14th Mar 2020 9:40 am
ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
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Very nice looking car
And now the fun and wallet emptying begins with your mods Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
Limo Tint
Blackvue front & rear dashcam
Cruise control switch pack
Bodsy's remote for FBH
14th Mar 2020 1:42 pm
Dan_W
Member Since: 10 Mar 2020
Location: Kent
Posts: 52
Thanks for all the kind words everyone.
I spend a couple of hours today fitting the snorkel, rack and ladder and I am absolutely over the moon.
The build quality of the Prospeed rack and ladder is second to none, the rack took a less than 30 minutes to fit, the ladder needed a little more work but he instructions are flawless.
I am not so impressed with the Terafirma/Mantec snorkel,it certainly seems to be more for show than function as it does not seem to create a waterproof seal between the intake and snorkel. I have added some additional seal between the body panel and the snorkel itself but feel like i need to do something to improve the seal between the air intake and the body pannel as there is a clear gap water could get between if coming up the inside. I am not planning on any serious water crossings where is will be submerged for any prolonged period of time but if a job is worth doing and all that
15th Mar 2020 4:14 pm
Hot Tub
Member Since: 15 Aug 2017
Location: Milton Keynes
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Looks good very similar to mine both got good taste Most off roading mine gets is with caravan on sites Not sure of the snorkel but all different trailer looks nice like colours Welsh Collie Chauffeur Service To Barney & Rooney.
15th Mar 2020 4:24 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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Dan_W wrote:
I am not so impressed with the Terafirma/Mantec snorkel,it certainly seems to be more for show than function as it does not seem to create a waterproof seal between the intake and snorkel. I have added some additional seal between the body panel and the snorkel itself but feel like i need to do something to improve the seal between the air intake and the body pannel as there is a clear gap water could get between if coming up the inside. I am not planning on any serious water crossings where is will be submerged for any prolonged period of time but if a job is worth doing and all that
It's not a Snorkel, it's a Raised Air Intake.
For a snorkel you would've been best off with a Safari snorkel.
https://www.safari4x4.com.au/products/land-rover/discovery-4
Some have made the RAI watertight (and therefore a snorkel), but I believe it involves some considerable work.
But then you have to factor in - if the water is that high, then chances are it would've penetrated the electronics....... always on the road less travelled 🚧
15th Mar 2020 4:48 pm
Dan_W
Member Since: 10 Mar 2020
Location: Kent
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Valid point Ronp!!!
As you say if I get water that high for any prolonged time then There will be more issues . I did find myself in some pretty deep water in my Suzuki Jimny a few years back. i remember being at a pay and play and standing on the roof waiting for a tow with my son in the car shouting “dad there is water coming though the gear stick” I don’t want a repeat of that in the D4
15th Mar 2020 9:26 pm
Dan_W
Member Since: 10 Mar 2020
Location: Kent
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So some good news / bad news. The Disco went in to restricted power mode the other day, complete lack of power and wont rev above 2k rpm.
Spoke the garage I got it from and it went in today under the warranty, he txt in the day and said they should have it done tomorrow (may not be the case now following Boris's announcement).
Interestingly the garage said it was "the plastic air chamber" I'm guessing this means it was the inlet manifold, I thought this was quite a big job and not something they would get done in a day and half. I will speak to him further tomorrow but any ideas what else he could be referring to aside from that or maybe the air filter housing, which looked all ok the other day. I'm no professional mechanic but i think he thinks he talking to some numpty with no idea
23rd Mar 2020 10:04 pm
Waylander11
Member Since: 21 Apr 2016
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 524
one of the air flow mass sensors possiblyD3 in Buckingham blue now SWMBO's Mine D4 commercial
Xenon's fitted Timed climate
EGR Blanked Remapped
Remap Reversing Camera
gear box reset
updated Bluetooth
4x4 info
all done by Bodsy
Fridge fitted
Reversing camera fitted
24th Mar 2020 3:26 pm
Dan_W
Member Since: 10 Mar 2020
Location: Kent
Posts: 52
@Waylander11 That's what I expected and said that but he said no, either he has no idea what he is talking about (seems like it could be that way) or is just trying to fob me off with minimal information. I'm collecting at 1:30 tomorrow so will see whats been done and how its performing.
I can then spend some of my quarantine on further mods
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Not sure of the snorkel but all different trailer looks nice like colours 
. I did find myself in some pretty deep water in my Suzuki Jimny a few years back. 
